{"product_id":"kyocera-finecam-sl300r","title":"Kyocera Finecam SL300R","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eKyocera built the Finecam SL300R in 2003 around a single constraint: make it 15mm deep without folded optics. The solution was a swivel body — the lens panel rotates 90° from the display panel to open, collapsing flat when closed. It's a mechanical trick that produces a genuinely strange object: a silver rectangle that doesn't look like a camera until you twist it open. Behind the Kyocera name: the same company that made Contax and Yashica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eNO FILTER: SHOT ON SL300R\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/2003\/7239\/files\/KIF_6999.jpg?v=1776948947\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"270\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/2003\/7239\/files\/KIF_7002.jpg?v=1776948956\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"271\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/2003\/7239\/files\/KIF_7012.jpg?v=1776949043\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/2003\/7239\/files\/KIF_7022.jpg?v=1776949076\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"270\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eTHE LOOKS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eClosed, the SL300R is 100 × 63 × 15mm of brushed aluminum — flat, pocketable, almost featureless. Open, the lens panel swings forward and the camera reveals itself: lens, flash, and self-timer LED on the rotating front, controls and 1.5-inch LCD on the fixed rear. The shape change between off and on is more dramatic than any sliding cover or extending barrel. There's only one color: silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eTHE SPECS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e3.17MP 1\/2.7-inch CCD, ISO 100–800. Kyocera 3.3× zoom, 38–115mm equivalent, f\/2.8–4.7. RTUNE Image Processing. 1.5-inch LCD. 7 scene modes. VGA video (up to 12 sec). SD\/CF card. 3.5fps burst. 100 × 63 × 15mm, 175g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eDESIGN HIGHLIGHTS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSwivel body achieving 15mm depth without folded optics:\u003c\/strong\u003e the lens panel rotates 90° from the display panel — a mechanical solution that was unique in 2003 and remains so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRTUNE processor enabling 3.5fps burst at launch:\u003c\/strong\u003e claimed world's fastest in a consumer compact in 2003, via 16-bit A\/D processing that reduced color noise at the analog stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrushed aluminum on a 100 × 63 × 15mm body:\u003c\/strong\u003e the material choice lifted the SL300R well above what the 3.17MP spec suggested in terms of feel and perceived quality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eTHE VERDICT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe SL300R's image quality is 2003 entry-level — 3.17MP, 1.5-inch LCD, limited ISO range — and it shows. That's not why it's worth owning. The swivel mechanism is a piece of design thinking that solved a real problem in an unexpected way, the brushed aluminum build is well above the spec's station, and the RTUNE processor's 3.5fps burst was a legitimate differentiator at launch. An odd camera that earned its oddness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyocera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56920924062071,"sku":null,"price":259.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/2003\/7239\/files\/IMG_7728_result.webp?v=1774290202","url":"https:\/\/bling-inc.com\/products\/kyocera-finecam-sl300r","provider":"Bling Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}